AIM To analyze the attitudes of immigrants from former Yugoslav republics to Slovenia toward illness, concerns about and perception of health status, and factors that influence their use of health services for the prevention and treatment of illness. METHODS We used a qualitative approach, employing the ETHNIC (Explain, Treatment, Healers, Negotiation, Intervention, Collaboration) questionnai...

Background. This article discusses how health workers relate to and communicate with clients of VCT and ART treatment. It also looks at how health worker practices in the form of attitudes and behaviours towards clients influence the use of these services. Methods. In-depth interviews, informal conversations, and participant observation were used to collect data from health workers providing VC...

SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND AIMS Research dealing with occupational strain and burnout in geriatric care is generally focused on the behavioral problems of the patient and/or the psychological traits or attitudes of the carers rather than on organizational functionality. This paper describes data from a survey of all geriatric professions, using the Stressful Events Questionnaire (SEQ), a tool th...

OBJECTIVE To explore mediators of gender and educational differences in sugarsweetened soft drinks consumption (SDC) and whether gender and level of future education moderate the associations of accessibility, modelling, attitudes and preferences with SDC. DESIGN A cross-sectional school-based survey within the Fruits and Vegetables Makes the Marks (FVMM) project from 2005. SETTING The ques...

PURPOSE Although farm operators have frequent exposure to hazardous noise and high rates of noise-induced hearing loss, they have low use of hearing protection devices (HPDs). Women represent about one-third of farm operators, and their numbers are climbing. However, among published studies examining use of HPDs in this worker group, none have examined gender-related differences. The purpose of...

Literature Review Neil Howe and William Strauss, authors of such titles as Generations, the History of America’s Future, 15842069 and Millennials Rising, are credited with developing and popularizing the ‘generational theory,’ in which differences among generations are treated in a cyclical fashion.2 The majority of the literature that follows Howe and Strauss is largely concerned with human re...

Background: Hand hygiene is the leading measure for preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance and reducing healthcare-associated infections, but health care worker compliance with optimal practices remains low in most settings. Objective: The main aim of this paper is to determine findings and start drafting policies in implementing them into practice after finding out nurses’ opinions,...

Most younger workers, less than 25 years old, receive no training in worker safety. We report the feasibility and outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of an electronically delivered safety and health curriculum for younger workers entitled, PUSH (Promoting U through Safety and Health). All younger workers (14-24 years old) hired for summer work at a large parks and recreation organization ...

BACKGROUND A future influenza pandemic will require greater demand on numerous essential services and a reduced capacity to meet that demand. Recruitment of volunteers is an important issue for pre-pandemic planning. OBJECTIVES To identify factors and attitudes towards volunteerism in the event of a pandemic of influenza. PARTICIPANTS/METHODS A 42-item web-questionnaire was administered to ...